Judy Smith, the attorney/author/crisis management pro who’s co-executive producer of (and inspiration for) ABC’s drama “Scandal,” talked to students at BU this week. The founder of Smith & Company, a strategic and crisis communications firm with offices in D.C. and LA, Smith talked about what it takes to get clients out of a tight spot. Pictured: Smith (right) with interviewer Karen Holmes Ward of WCVB-TV.